Black Panthers intimidate voters at polling places
Black Panther Party leaders encouraged the intimidation of white voters Tuesday, saying they were suppressing blacks from voting for Obama.
By Alan Fein
(AXcess News) New York - In a well-organized attempt to intimidate voters Tuesday, groups of radical New Black Panther Party members were reportedly stationed outside of polling stations brandishing night sticks, claiming that whites were suppressing black votes.
New Black Panther Party Field Marshall Najee Muhammad was quoted by the Jackson Sun newspaper as saying, "We will not allow some racists and other angry whites, who are upset over an impending Barack Obama presidential victory, to intimidate blacks at the polls."
"Most certainly, we cannot allow these racist forces to slaughter our babies or commit other acts of violence against the black population, nor our black president." Muhammad added, "We must organize to counter and neutralize these threats using all means at our disposal."
So far no reported arrests have been made, though just how much affect threatening black radical groups will have on scaring white voters away from the polls at this stage is anybody's guess, though voter registration requires voters to vote at the appropriately designated precinct.
Police have not interfered with the radical group claiming affiliation to the Black Panthers who've taken up positions outside of polling stations, though so far, no violence has erupted to warrant their arrests.
The Black Panthers themselves say "there is no Black Panther Party" and have distanced themselves from the radical splinter group.
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